Jaipur, August 9: Rajasthan has reported the second death from the state due to the Chandipura Virus after a two-year-old girl from Shahpura district died during treatment at a hospital in Ahmedabad, health officials confirmed on Friday. The deceased toddler's uncle Ramlal said that Ishika had fever on August 4 following which she was admitted to the Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Kothiya. When the girl's health did not improve, she was shifted to a private hospital at Vijaynagar, Ajmer, on August 5.
However, as her health condition deteriorated further, she was referred to a private hospital in Ahmedabad on the same day. On August 7, the girl's report for Chandipura Virus returned positive. She died during treatment on Thursday night.
The deceased hailed from Itadia village in Shahpura district. On Friday morning, a medical team along with her family members brought the toddler's body wrapped in a PPE kit to the village, where she was cremated as per Covid-19 protocols in the presence of the concerned officials. Ishika's father Hemraj is a farmer.
She was the youngest of three siblings. Her two elder brothers, Vinod (14) and Vivaan (5), are also running mild fever and their samples have been sent to Udaipur for examination. Now Health Department teams are conducting door-to-door surveys in the village.
CMHO C.P. Goswami, meanwhile, has asked people to maintain cleanliness in their houses.
"Dengue and malaria spread through mosquitoes during the rainy season. These days, ther.